Judges 17:12

And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest,—and remained in the house of Micah.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

In Context

11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man,—and the young man became to him, as one of his sons.

13Then said Micah—Now, I know that Yahweh will do me good,—seeing I have a Levite as my priest.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:5Then spake he unto Korah, and unto all his assembly, saying, In the morning, will Yahweh make known who are his, and who is the holy one and will cause him to come near unto himself,—yea him whom he shall choose, will he cause to come near unto himself.

Judges 18:4And he said unto them, Thus and so, hath Micah dealt with me, and hath hired me, and I am become his priest.

1 Kings 12:31And he made a house of high-places,—and made priests from the whole compass of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Matthew Henry on Judges 17:8-13

7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest,… Read the whole commentary →

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